hailomunchy

A drama with really good acting by Issey Takahashi and Haruka Ayase, to the point where I started reading their Asian Wiki profiles to find more of their dramas!

Loved the music, great acting and plot!
While the plot features the switching of souls between a police detective and suspect, a troupe used before, it is the good acting of both leads, which brings out the intensities of their emotions, subtilties of expressions. The viewer goes on a ride with both leads, experiencing Haruka's frustration to catch the suspect while facing suspicions (she's now in Issey's body) and Issey's desperation and desire to thwart the police efforts

The overarching mystery itself however, was not much to shout about (I remember feeling disappointed at the eventual conclusion, as it felt heavily rushed and a damper to the end of the drama).... but the psychological play and tension held between both leads was fantastic

Spoilers ahead:
Japanese dramas enjoy linking matters of the heart/relationships to the moon and red thread, and the use of the Moon as symbolic story point is awesome here. How it was used was unconventional, and it was nice it took the leads a while to find out how it affected their soul exchange!